Preface
The Sun Cluster 3.1 - 3.2 With Sun StorEdge 3900 Series or Sun StorEdge 6900 Series System Manual provides procedures specific to Sun StorEdgeTM 3900 or 6900 storage devices that are placed in a SunTM Cluster environment.
Use this manual with any version of Sun Cluster 3.1 or 3.2 software. Unless otherwise noted, procedures are the same for all Sun Cluster 3.1 and 3.2 versions. See the Revision History for a list of changes to this manual.
Note –
This Sun Cluster release supports systems that use the SPARC® and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC, SPARC64, and AMD64. In this document, the label x86 refers to systems that use the AMD64 family of processor architectures. The information in this document pertains to both platforms unless otherwise specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.
In this document, references to Oracle Real Application Clusters also apply to Oracle Parallel Server unless otherwise stated.
Who Should Use This Book
This book is for Sun representatives who are performing the initial installation of a Sun Cluster configuration and for system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the system.
This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a planning or a pre-sales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.
How This Book Is Organized
This book contains the following chapters.
Chapter 1, Restrictions and Requirements lists requirements specific to the procedures in this book.
Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring a Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 Series System discusses how to install Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 series storage systems and how to configure logical units on these systems.
Chapter 3, Maintaining a Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 Series System describes how to maintain Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 series storage systems in a running cluster.
Chapter 4, Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Storage System Cabling Diagrams provides examples of supported cabling configurations.
Revision History
The following table lists the information that has been revised or added since the initial release of this documentation. The table also lists the revision date for these changes.
Table P–1 Sun Cluster 3.1 - 3.2 With Sun StorEdge 3900 Series or Sun StorEdge 6900 Series System Manual|
Revision Date |
New Information |
|---|---|
|
January 2009 |
Update links to other books in the Preface. |
Related Documentation
The following books provide conceptual information or procedures to administer hardware and applications. If you plan to use this documentation in a hardcopy format, ensure that you have these books available for your reference.
The following Sun Cluster books support the Sun Cluster 3.1 and 3.2 releases. If you are maintaining a different version of Sun Cluster software, refer to the appropriate documentation. All Sun Cluster documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com. Documentation that is not available at http://docs.sun.com is listed with the appropriate URL.
Table P–2 Hardware Documentation|
Title |
Part Number |
|---|---|
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Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Installation and Configuration Guide |
816-1420 |
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Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Release Notes |
817–0385 |
|
Sun StorEdge T3 and T3+ Array Administrator's Guide |
816-0776 |
|
816-0777 |
|
|
Sun StorEdge T3 and T3+ Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual |
816-0773 |
|
Sun StorEdge T3 Disk Tray Release Notes, Version 1.17b Controller Firmware |
806-1497 |
|
Sun StorEdge 6920 System Host Installation Software Guide, Release 2.0 |
817–5831 |
|
Sun StorEdge 6920 Series Site Preparation Guide, Release 2.0 |
817–5224 |
|
Sun StorEdge 6920 System Getting Started Guide |
817–5727 |
|
Sun StorEdge 6920 System Release Notes |
817-5229 |
|
Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series 2.0 Reference and Service Manual |
816-5253 |
Table P–3 Sun Cluster Documentation
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Documentation |
|---|
Using UNIX Commands
This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.
See one or more of the following sources for this information:
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Online documentation for the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS)
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Other software documentation that you received with your system
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Solaris Operating System man pages
Getting Help
If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster, contact your service provider and provide the following information.
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Your name and email address (if available)
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Your company name, address, and phone number
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The model number and serial number of your systems
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The release number of the operating environment (for example, Solaris 10)
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The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.2)
Use the following commands to gather information about your system for your service provider.
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Command |
Function |
|---|---|
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prtconf -v |
Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices |
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psrinfo -v |
Displays information about processors |
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showrev -p |
Reports which patches are installed |
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prtdiag -v |
Displays system diagnostic information |
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/usr/cluster/bin/clnode show-rev/usr/cluster/bin/scinstall -pv |
Displays Sun Cluster release and package version information |
Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.
Documentation, Support, and Training
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. To share your comments, go to http://docs.sun.com and click Feedback.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–4 Typographic Conventions|
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
|---|---|---|
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AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
|
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
|
aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
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AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–5 Shell Prompts|
Shell |
Prompt |
|---|---|
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C shell |
machine_name% |
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C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
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Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
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Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |
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